Edward lawson fenerty



(No Model.)

E. L. FENERTY.

SHOVEL.

No. 398,887. Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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UNiTED STATES EIHYARD IAlVSON FENERTY, OF

PATENT OFFICE.

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.

SHOVEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,887', dated March 5, 1889.

Application Filed September 18, 1888. Serial No. 285,090. (No model) Patented in Canada, September 9A, 1880, No. 25,002.

l-le it known that I, EDWARD LAusoN FEN LERTY, ot Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia, Dominion of (anada` have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shov els, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in the Dominion ot' Canada, September- Ql, ISS, No. 25,001) ot which the following is a description sutiicientl7 full, clear, and exact to enable anyv person skilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, in Which- Figure l is an isoinetrical perspective view of my improved shovel, the handle being removed; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section of the saine, the handle being' shown asbroken ott; and lfig. 3, a vertical transverse section taken on line :o ce in Fig. l.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings.

Mv invention relates to that class of shovels which are known as socket-shovels, and it consists in certain novel features, as hereinafter fully set forth and clai1ned,the object being to produce a sinipler, cheaper, and more durable article of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation ol' the i1nprovenient will be readily understood by all con- 'versant with such inatters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the body or pan o theshovel, ll the handle, and C the socket.

The pan A may be constructed in any desired forni.

The socket consists oi' a circular metallic tube, bent on a slight curve at m to afford greater leverage in using the shovel. The upper end or inouth ot' the socket C has its inner edge beveled, as shown at t in Fig. i), to enable the handle to be more readily inserted therein, and making a flush joint therewith instead ot a square joint, as in shovels of ordinary construction, and thus lessening the liabilityv ot' the handle to break at this point. One side ot' the lower end of the socket is extended, forming a tang or fiangeL/f, by which i it is secured centrally to the. under side ot' the heel of t-he body A by rivets s.

A covering-plate, D, consisting of a curved piece of metal of suitable shape to cover the opening at the lower end of thesockct, is secured at its point and sides to the pan A b v rivets .2', and has its upper end secured to the inner face of the socket by rivets v. This t arrangement of the parts is found to greatly strengthen the shovel, and as the rivets 'U and plate D are Within the curve on the under side of the shovel verv little wear comes upon them, and the shovel lasts far longer than when constructed in the ordinary manner.

It will readily be seen that it is necessary for the rivets lr e to become entirely cut through before the neck or socket (l can be corne loosened from the pan.

Instead ot' riveting the covering-plate D to the pan A and socket C itinay be Welded on, if desired, the particular advantage of said plate, in addition to covering the hole in the foot of the socket C, being to brace the shovel and prevent said socket troni being easil7 detached or loosened thereon.

Having thus explained niv invention, what I claim isl. In a shovel, the combination of a body or pan, a curved socket riveted to said pan and having the inner edge of its mouth beveled, a handle, and a covering-plate riveted to said pan and the inner side of said socket, substantially as set forth.

2. In a shovel, a eoveringplate, as D, secured to the pan and inner side of the socket of said shovel, substantially as and for the purpose set l'orth.

3. In a shovel, the combination of the pan A, the socket C, provided with the beveled mouth t and tang f, and secured to said pan by rivets .2', the eovering-plate D, secured to said pan and the inner side ot' said socket by rivets t e, and the handle Il, all being arranged substant iallv as described.

l] DWARI) LAWSON PENE ltll".

i i i i i i lVitnesses:

G. H. Jos'r, Wn. MCKAY. 

